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Barry Diller calls out studios for reckless misinformation

Barry Diller calls out studios for reckless misinformation

The Business · KCRW

July 18, 202530m 1s

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<p dir="ltr">In the conclusion of Kim Masters&rsquo; two-part conversation with Barry Diller, the veteran businessman reflects on his time helping build Rupert Murdoch&rsquo;s Fox empire. Diller also criticizes studios for spreading misinformation&mdash;citing Oliver Stone&rsquo;s JFK in particular&mdash;and weighs in on the now-resolved Trump-Paramount dispute, and the prospect of a David Ellison-led studio.</p> <p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a20e39a1-7fff-6a61-9e59-4e0b1d977015"><br></strong>Plus, Paramount&rsquo;s looming merger with Skydance has South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker lawyering up. The duo is eyeing <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/south-park-skydance-paramount-fight-1236314541/">legal action</a> over billion-dollar licensing deals they claim are being undercut. At the center of it all: South Park&rsquo;s future on Paramount+. New execs Jeff Shell and David Ellison are feeling the heat; Matt Belloni and Lucas Shaw are on hand to explain what&rsquo;s at stake.</p>